Delfino headed to Bucks; Amir Johnson to Raptors in deal

Small forward Carlos Delfino will join the Bucks in a sign-and-trade deal with the Toronto Raptors, sources confirmed Monday.

Power forward Amir Johnson, acquired by the Bucks in a deal this summer, will go to the Raptors. Johnson became expendable in the Bucks' thinking after the team signed free agent power forward Hakim Warrick to a one-year deal.

The Bucks also will send guard-forward Sonny Weems, acquired from Denver in the Malik Allen trade, to Toronto. The Raptors will send point guard Roko Ukic to the Bucks.

Bucks general manager John Hammond is quite familiar with Delfino, a 6-foot-6 Argentinean who was drafted by Detroit with the 25th overall pick in the 2003 draft. Hammond was in the Pistons' front office at the time.

Toronto held the rights to Delfino, who played last season in Russia. But Delfino did not figure in the Raptors' plans after they acquired free agent Hedo Turkoglu during the off-season and drafted small forward DeMar DeRozan from Southern California in the first round of the draft.

The Bucks now have Warrick, Ersan Ilyasova and Kurt Thomas in the rotation at power forward, while Warrick also can play small forward. Delfino adds depth at that position.

The 26-year-old Delfino has averaged 5.8 points in four NBA seasons. He was a member of Argentina's gold-medal winning team in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Delfino is expected to sign a three-year contract with the Bucks, one that will be in the range of Johnson's $3.66 million salary. Johnson is in the final year of a three-year deal he signed with the Pistons in 2007.

Johnson played for the Bucks summer league team and averaged 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds as Milwaukee went 4-1 in Las Vegas.